{"id":370,"date":"2016-02-01T16:19:43","date_gmt":"2016-02-01T21:19:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.universaltaxidispatch.com\/blog\/?p=370"},"modified":"2016-02-01T16:19:43","modified_gmt":"2016-02-01T21:19:43","slug":"the-best-questions-to-ask-a-cabbie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.universaltaxidispatch.com\/blog\/2016\/02\/the-best-questions-to-ask-a-cabbie\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Questions to Ask a Cabbie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chicago cabbies are not just known for their superb driving skills, they are also known for being friendlier than other cabbies around the country, or even the world. They are, after all, used to driving tourists all over the city. And knowing what a beautiful city this is, they\u2019ve probably had hundreds of conversations with passengers from all over, too.<\/p>\n<p>But sometimes, cabbies won\u2019t be the first ones to talk. Hop into a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.universaltaxidispatch.com\"><strong>Universal Taxi <\/strong><\/a>and you\u2019ll find that sometimes, these cabbies can be quite shy, too. Cases like these, they\u2019re just waiting for you to ask the right questions. Any of these questions below would be the cue for them to start revealing their friendly selves:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>\u201cBusy day?\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Any human being would actually enjoy being asked how their day has been, especially if you\u2019ve been behind the wheel the whole day. This is one question that would trigger a great conversation, with the cabbie telling you anything from that accident he witnessed downtown to the famous passenger he drove just before you hailed him.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>\u201cPulling in a few extra hours?\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This is perfect if you booked a ride through the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.universaltaxidispatch.com\/app\"><strong>Universal Taxi app <\/strong><\/a>really late at night. It could prompt the cabbie to tell you about a new home he\u2019s hoping to buy, or a nice gift he wants to get for his daughter. Every hour worked beyond the usual will always have a story behind it, and that\u2019s one great story for you to hear as you drive from point A to point B.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>\u201cEver had any famous passengers?\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Probably every cabbie has had a famous passenger, especially if they\u2019ve been driving around the city for quite some time. If you chanced upon a cabbie who\u2019s fairly new in the business however, there\u2019s a possibility that they haven\u2019t been lucky just yet. In this case, you can always follow that up with \u201c<em>I bet you\u2019ve had some weird ones though.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>\u201cYou been in Chicago long?\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Although cabbies seem to have mastered the streets of Chicago, not all of them have lived around here all their lives. If you\u2019re new around the city, maybe this will give you the chance to meet someone who also hails where you come from. And when you\u2019re lucky enough to experience that, you\u2019re going to find yourself enjoying the ride as you reminisce about home.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>\u201cHow\u2019s business these days?\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This is a particularly touchy subject, knowing that cabbies are still at war with ride-sharing services. It\u2019s the best way to get your cab driver to talk though, knowing that they would definitely have a lot to say about the subject. If you\u2019re the type who enjoys political conversations and other pressing issues, then this is the perfect question for you to ask.<\/p>\n<p>Starting a conversation with a cabbie could be the best thing you can ever do in Chicago. It\u2019s a great way for you to get a glimpse inside a local\u2019s mind, and could score you a few pointers from someone who knows every road and corner in the city as well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chicago cabbies are not just known for their superb driving skills, they are also known for being friendlier than other cabbies around the country, or even the world. They are, after all, used to driving tourists all over the city. And knowing what a beautiful city this is, they\u2019ve probably had hundreds of conversations with &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.universaltaxidispatch.com\/blog\/2016\/02\/the-best-questions-to-ask-a-cabbie\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The Best Questions to Ask a Cabbie<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":371,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-370","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-insight"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"http:\/\/www.universaltaxidispatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/firstdaytaxi.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.universaltaxidispatch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/370","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.universaltaxidispatch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.universaltaxidispatch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.universaltaxidispatch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.universaltaxidispatch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=370"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.universaltaxidispatch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/370\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":372,"href":"http:\/\/www.universaltaxidispatch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/370\/revisions\/372"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.universaltaxidispatch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/371"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.universaltaxidispatch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=370"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.universaltaxidispatch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=370"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.universaltaxidispatch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=370"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}